As a university researcher, Isadora keeps to herself as much as possible. She avoids the students she’s supposed to befriend and mentor. She stays away from her neighbors and lives her own quiet, organized life in her own quiet, organized apartment. And she will never get involved in a romantic relationship again—especially with another academic. It will be just Isadora and her research. Forever. But on her 30th birthday, Isadora makes an impulse purchase of a magazine featuring a silly article detailing “31 Ways to Be Happy”. Isadora wants to prove the writer of the ridiculous piece wrong. But as she gets deeper into her research—and meets a handsome professor along the way—she’s stunned to discover that maybe, just maybe, she’s proving herself wrong.